出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/11 21:07 UTC 版)
auctor (plural auctors)
By surface analysis, augeō (“to increase, nourish”) + -tor. Given the existence of Umbrian 𐌖𐌇𐌕𐌖𐌓 (uhtur), the term perhaps derives from Proto-Italic *auktōr, though the Umbrian term may be borrowed from Latin.
auctor m or f (genitive auctōris, feminine auctor or auctrīx); third declension
Normally masculine, but also used occasionally in Classical Latin as a feminine noun referring to a woman (uniquely among agent nouns ending in the suffix -tor). The use of auctor in reference to women is attested as early as Plautus. The separate feminine form auctrīx is attested postclassically in Tertullian and later authors, but never became frequent.
Third-declension noun.